Work bench



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Afforneys Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to work benches adapted for carpenters use and has for its object the provision of a work bench especially adapted for supporting doors, window sashes, and similar 5 articles in proper position when they are being treated or trimmed.

An object of the present invention is to provide improved means for holding a door or the like in a vertical position for edge trimming and such.

10 The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the 15 bench.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1 and looking upwardly.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the bench.

20 Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of a shelf and illustrating certain details hereinafter more fully referred to.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the handle end of a clamp operating lever.

25 Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that in the preferred embodiment thereof the improved bench comprises a top or platform 5 supported by vertical front legs 6 and inclined rear legs 1.

30 Legs 6 and l have their upper ends mortised into the longitudinal edges of the top or platform 5 and are secured to said top or platform 5 through the medium of screws, nails or any other suitable fastening elements.

35 Legs 6 and 'i are braced relative to one another through the medium of upper brace bars 8 and 9 secured to the outer edges of the legs and brace bars l secured to the inner edges of the legs and spaced downwardly from the brace bars 8 40 and 9. In this connection it will also be noted that brace bar 9 is spaced downwardly from the top or platform in order to accommodate the handle-equipped end ll of a clamp operating lever 12 hereinafter more fully referred to.

45 Braces also serve to support a shelf or platform l3 upon which tools or the like may be placed.

The clamp operating lever I2 is in the form of a narrow elongated bar of metal, wood or other 50 suitable material pivoted intermediate its ends to the underside of the top or platform 5 through the medium of a pivot bolt or the like 14. Secured to one end of the lever I2 is an angle plate 15 to which is bolted or otherwise secured as at 55 16 one end of a clamp I! that works through a.

slot l8 provided therefor in one of the front legs 6 as shown. At its outer free end the clamp H is provided with a laterally extending jaw I9 that cooperates with said leg 6 to clamp a door or other article being worked upon therebetween at 5 the end of the door or other article whereby the latter may be supported upon its edge and held against displacement.

For supporting a door or other article upon its edge and in a manner to be secured in position 10 through the medium of the clamp l9, as just mentioned, there is pivoted to the underside of the platform 13 at the forward longitudinal edge of the platform a work-supporting bar 20, the same being pivoted to the platform I 3 through the 15 medium of a pivot bolt 2| as shown. O viously in using the supporting bar 20 the latter is swung to a position at right angles to the shelf or platform 13 so that one end of the bar 20 projects laterally outwardly in a manner to accommodate 20 the lower edge of the door or other work. The manner in which the supporting bar 20 and clamp l9 cooperates for supporting the work in a vertical position at the front side of the table or bench is clearly suggested in Figure 3 wherein the door or other article is illustrated in broken lines and indicated generally by the reference numeral 22.

For securing the clamp IT in engagement with the work 22 and against casual displacement the handle I l of lever I2 is provided, as clearly shown in Figure 5, with a fixed lug or dog 23 cooper-able with a rack bar 24 bolted or otherwise secured to the underside of the table top or platform 5 adjacent one end of the latter. It will thus be seen that when the lever 2 is swung to a position engaging the jaw 19 with the outer side of the work 22 and in a manner to clamp the work between the jaw 19 and the adjacent leg 6 dog 23 engages the rack bar 24 in a manner to secure the lever I2 against casual rotative movement and the jaw I9 of clamp I! in positive engagement with the work.

Where I have herein illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that it is no wise intended to restrict the invention to the precise details of construction and arrangement of parts shown and described other than as may be required by the prior art and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a work bench, a top, supporting legs therefor, one of said supporting legs being provided with a slot, a hand lever pivoted intermediate its end to the underside of said top, a

clamp projecting laterally from one end of said lever and working through said slot, said clamp having a lateral jaw for cooperation with the slot-equipped leg for clamping the end of a piece of Work therebetween, a rack transversely disposed on the underside of said top, and a lug on said lever cooperable with the rack for securing the lever at the desired position of adjustment.

2. In a work bench, a top, supporting legs therefor, one of said supporting legs being provided with a slot, a hand lever pivoted intermediate its end to the underside of said top, a clamp projecting laterally from one end of said lever and working through said slot, said clamp having a lateral jaw for cooperation with the slotequipped leg for clamping the end of a piece of work therebetween, a rack transversely disposed on the underside of said top, and a lug on said lever cooperable with the rack for securing the lever at the desired position of adjustment, and a work-supporting element spaced downwardly from the bench top and swingable in a horizontal plane to extend laterally beyond the bench top for supporting a piece of work thereon in vertical position, and a shelf supported between the legs of the bench and to which supporting member is pivoted.

MARTIN H. McMILLAN. 

